Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, braised tofu. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
This braised tofu made with silken tofu is similar to our traditional Hong Shao Tofu, but that version of the dish is made with a medium or soft tofu. Chinese braised tofu is a really easy dish using common Chinese pantry ingredients, yet packed with big flavors. This simple braised tofu is one of my trusted recipes that I make again and again.
Braised Tofu is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Braised Tofu is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have braised tofu using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Braised Tofu:
- Get 1 packet extra firm tofu
- Take 1 large carrot
- Make ready 1/2 white onion
- Prepare 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- Get 1/2 cup soy sauce
- Prepare Sesame oil
- Prepare 1 tbsp maple syrup
- Make ready 1/3 tbsp cayenne
- Take 2 white scallions
- Make ready 5 cloves garlic
- Get Salt
- Take Pepper
- Get 1 cup water
- Get 2 scallion greens
- Get Sesame seeds
Braised tofu is one of my favorite go to dishes when I'm in a hurry. Tofu is a great source of protein and excellent at absorbing flavor. My friend Alissa first introduced me to braising tofu and I've been. "I love the braised tofu served at Chinese restaurants, but at home I like to make it healthier (without the deep frying). In my version, I use a lot of vegetables to make it more filling for a lot less calories.
Steps to make Braised Tofu:
- Cut tofu into thin slices and fry in sesame oil
- In a small bowl add mix soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, cayenne, maple syrup
- Peel and cut the carrot into small pieces, set aside
- After tofu is fried, cut and fry the onion, sliced longways. Add the garlic, salt, pepper, and white scallions.
- After onions are cooked, add the fried tofu and soy sauce mix. Sprinkle carrot and some extra raw onion on top. Add one cup of water and bring to boil for 10 minutes
- Cut to Green scallions on top and add sesame seeds. Serve hot and enjoy!
Cooking oil, garlic, green onion, hot pepper flakes, onion, salt, sesame oil, soy sauce, sugar, toasted sesame seeds, tofu, water. Delicious tofu full of flavor without marinating it! A combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat; typically the food is. This traditional korean braised tofu dish (Dubu Jorim) is best served cold - a little bit spicy I either have a lot of homemade kimchi in my future (unlikely) or this dubu jorim tofu dish-which is far more. This Braised Tofu has simple steps, but definitely delivers big flavor.
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